The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
By: Arthur Conan Doyle.
Contributors: Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930.
Edition: printing (9)
Series: Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780140437713
Copyright date: 2001
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, English; Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Other titles: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes; Adventures and the memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Description: This collection includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made the legendary Sherlock Holmes one of fiction's most popular creations. With his devoted amanuensis Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke filled room in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil in such cases as 'The Speckled Band', in which a terrified woman begs their help in solving the mystery surrounding her sister's death, or 'A Scandal in Bohemia', which portrays a European king blackmailed by his mistress. In 'Silver Blaze' the pair investigate the disappearance of a racehorse and the violent murder of its trainer, while in 'The Final Problem' Holmes at last comes face to face with his nemesis, the diabolical Professor Moriarty - 'the Napoleon of crime'.

In his introduction, Iain Pears discusses characterization, the key themes of the stories and Victorian methods of deduction. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading and explanatory notes by Ed Glinert.
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Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xviii).
Previously published as two separate vols. entitled: The adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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Table of contents: title: The adventures of Sherlock Holmes: A scandal in Bohemia --; title: The red-headed league --; title: A case of identity --; title: The Boscombe Valley mystery --; title: The five orange pips --; title: The man with the twisted lip --; title: The blue carbuncle --; title: The speckled band --; title: The engineer's thumb --; title: The noble bachelor --; title: The Beryl coronet --; title: The copper beeches. The memoires of Sherlock Holmes: Silver Blaze --; title: The yellow face --; title: The stockbroker's clerk --; title: The Gloria Scott --; title: The Musgrave ritual --; title: The Reigate squires --; title: The crooked man --; title: The resident patient --; title: The Greek interpreter --; title: The naval treaty --; title: The final problem ; Notes.